' तत्त्वमसि ' ' अयमात्मा ब्रह्म ' इति कार्यभूतस्य जीवस्य ब्रह्मभावव्यपदेशात्तदनन्यत्वमुक्तम् । एवं तर्हि सर्वज्ञस्य सत्यसंकल्पस्य ब्रह्मण आत्मनो हितरूपकार्यजगदकरणम्, 1अहितरूपकार्यकरणं चेत्यादिदोषप्रसक्ति:
नैतत् ;
अधिकं तु भेदनिर्देशात् ॥२२॥
कार्यकारणयोरनन्यत्वेऽपि जीवस्वरूपात् ब्रह्मस्वरूपमर्थान्तरम् ।
non-creation of what is beneficial and also other imper-
fections.
It is said in the scriptural text ' That thou art' (Chand.VI-8-7). 'This self is Brahman' (Brh.VI.4-5) that the individual self, who is an effect, is not different from the Brahman. According to this truth, there arise in Him, the faults such as 'The Brahman, who is all-knowing and who possesses the true will, does not create the world, that is beneficial to Himself and He creates those things, which are not beneficial.'
This objection is not correct-
22. Adhikam tu bhedanirdesat
But the Brahman. is higher, on account of the
declaration of difference.
We admit that the cause is not different from the effect; yet the nature of the Brahman is different from that of the individual selves. This is proved by the scriptural texts,
1अहितकार्य M 2. 3. 20